Advocacy and Representation on Workplace Racism

Location: PSAC Victoria Regional Office (202 – 503 Park Place, Victoria BC)

PSAC will be hosting this course in Victoria on Saturday, February 7 and Sunday, February 8, 2026. The deadline to apply is Monday, January 19, 2026 at 2 PM Pacific Time Zone.

Catchment: Region-wide

What is the Advocacy and Representation Course?

The course is designed to equip Stewards, Local Officers, and Union Representatives with the skills and competencies to represent and advocate for Indigenous, Black, Asian, and other racialized PSAC members in racial discrimination cases with an intersectional and anti-oppression lens.

Participants must have prior grievance handling or anti-racism advocacy experience or education before enrollment.

This course is designed for PSAC members who:

• Have taken the two-day core Grievance Handling course or have equivalent grievance handling experience/training (e.g., Talking Union Basics.
• This course assumes that participants understand basic human rights concepts, grievance handling and the PSAC structure.
• This is not an entry level/basic level course.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will:

Understand:

• What is racism and racial discrimination
• What is the impact of workplace racism
• How to address workplace racism and racial discrimination

Feel:

• Prepared to intervene effectively in racial discrimination cases
• Prepared to use tools to address workplace racism

Be able to:

• Better recognize when racism occurs
• Advocate for, and represent members, on workplace racism
• Support racialized members who experience(d) racism

Thanks for your interst in this course. The deadline to apply for this course (Monday, January 19 at 2 PM Pacific) has now passed. Please note: Late applications will NOT be considered for this course.

Selection of Participants

The PSAC is funding a maximum of 20 participants for this course. Unfortunately, not all applicants will be accepted as space is limited.

Participants will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Representation experience
• Union position
• Component/DCL
• Geography

For details on member expense entitlement, including travel and accommodations information, please see the full course Call-Out, linked below.

If you have any questions regarding this course or the information above, please email advocacyandrepresentation@psac-afpc.com.